Analyzing Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) and New Age Metals (OTCMKTS:NMTLF)

New Age Metals (OTCMKTS:NMTLF) and Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares New Age Metals and Lifezone Metals”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
New Age Metals	N/A	N/A	-$490,000.00	N/A	N/A
Lifezone Metals	$1.02 million	239.82	-$363.88 million	N/A	N/A

New Age Metals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lifezone Metals.

Risk & Volatility

New Age Metals has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lifezone Metals has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for New Age Metals and Lifezone Metals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
New Age Metals	0	0	0	0	0.00
Lifezone Metals	0	0	2	0	3.00

Lifezone Metals has a consensus target price of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 83.02%. Given Lifezone Metals’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lifezone Metals is more favorable than New Age Metals.

Profitability

This table compares New Age Metals and Lifezone Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
New Age Metals	N/A	-5.47%	-5.13%
Lifezone Metals	-24,521.17%	-294.91%	-237.25%

Summary

New Age Metals beats Lifezone Metals on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About New Age Metals

New Age Metals Inc., a mineral exploration company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of platinum group metals (PGMs), and precious and base metal properties in Canada. The company explores for rhodium, palladium, platinum, gold, nickel, copper, and lithium deposits. It holds interests in the River Valley PGE project located in the Dana and Pardo townships of Northern Ontario; the Genesis PGE project located in south central Alaska; and lithium projects situated to the northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba. New Age Metals Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Lifezone Metals

Lifezone Metals Limited engages in the extraction and refining of metals. It supplies lower-carbon and sulfur dioxide emission metals to the battery storage, EV, and hydrogen markets. The company’s products include nickel, copper, and cobalt. Its flagship project is the Kabanga nickel project in North-West Tanzania. The company is based in Ramsey, Isle of Man.